Relative effectiveness of reading intervention programs for adults with low literacy

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-133

  Sabatini, John P ^a   Shore, Jane ^a   Holtzman, Steven ^a   Scarborough, Hollis S ^b,c  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult literacy; Decoding; Reading assessments; Reading fluency; Reading intervention programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953782234     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2011.555290     Document Type: Article

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